16.3.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 89/18


Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2015 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Apro Tech (APRO)

(Case T-372/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark APRO - Earlier national figurative mark B-PRO by Boomerang, earlier Community word mark PRO MOUNTAIN and applications for earlier Community figurative and word marks B-PRO by Boomerang and PRO OUTDOOR - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 089/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, J. Rivas Zurdo and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Apro Tech Co. Ltd (Tachia, Taiwan)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 May 2012 (Case R 196/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Apro Tech Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.